Sean

How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the sixth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In 2011 I lost two loved ones to suicide. I realize that there is likely nothing I could have […]

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It’s the fourth Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from June with Lori from Write Mind Open Heart. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It’s been over a week now since Sean has been out of school for the summer and Abby and I are loving having him home/around most of the day, everyday […]

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I wonder how many people pause, like I do, every time someone asks me how many children I have? It should be a simple question, with an easy answer. But that isn’t the case when you have lost a child or have struggled with secondary infertility, then such questions can be painful to hear and […]

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It’s the fourth Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from May with Lori from Write Mind Open Heart. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last year on Memorial Day, after running in my 4th Ridge Run 5K Race in our Beverly neighborhood here in Chicago, I shared the story here of how I learned […]

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How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the fifth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last week I received an email from a reader letting me know how much my Gatekeepers post has meant to […]

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I am excited to share with you my first attempt at writing a sestina style poem. Though I have played around with poetry a bit in the past (mostly limericks and another one that I am very proud of), I don’t think I have tried to write fixed form since high school and I know that I […]

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